Cultural life

Gansu represents a colourful mixture of ethnicities, customs, and cultures. The land abounds with mosques, monasteries of lamas, and Chinese temples.

Communal life in Han villages is marked by religious observances, particularly rituals connected with ancestor worship; seasonal celebrations, such as the New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Moon Festival; and customs relating to birth, marriage, funerals, and burials. All these activities are similar to those of the Han throughout the country. Village theatricals provide another type of communal activity.

Most of the Monguors and Tibetans have abandoned their nomadic way of life and have become ... (100 of 3,765 words)